The work style changes that occurred as factory production transformed the American economy included __________. A) shorter work hours than the preindustrial sunup to sundown experience B) the regulation of work lives by clocks and bells C) a blending of work and relaxation at the job site D) a blending of work and leisure […]
The growth of inland river towns such as Cincinnati was most affected by the development of __________. A) roads B) canals C) railroads D) steamboats ANSWER Answer: D
Discuss changes in the roles of men, women, and children in the middle-class family during the years of the market revolution. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: patriarchal households; separate spheres; gender and the marketplace; childhood education and training
California was unusual in attracting large numbers of immigrants from __________. A) China B) Ireland C) Scandinavia D) Russia ANSWER Answer: A
The “Burned-Over District” in New York got its name as a seedbed of __________. A) economic protest B) antiblack violence C) industrial innovation D) religious and reform movements ANSWER Answer: D
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was an outgrowth of __________. A) the demise of the Whig Party B) female activity in social reform C) urban growth D) the split within the American Anti-Slavery Society ANSWER Answer: B
Tribes in the southern part of the Indian Territory __________. A) mainly came from the upper Midwest B) created new communities in the West C) engaged in constant war with the Army D) returned east as soon as possible ANSWER Answer: B
The multinational situation in California in 1848 is illustrated by the fact that gold was found by a(n) __________ working at a mill owned by a(n) __________. A) American; Russian B) American; Swiss C) Californio; American D) Russian; Californio ANSWER Answer: B
The tribes of the southern part of Indian Territory withstood outside pressures and remained self-governing until __________. A) after the Civil War B) the turn of the century C) the Mexican-American War D) the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act ANSWER Answer: A
In the 1850s, the flowering of American works of fiction and poetry was called the __________. A) Great Awakening B) Age of Letters C) Age of Reason D) American Renaissance ANSWER Answer: D
